Inability to open attached file

[john oh]

Whenever I try to open an attached (so far all Excel files) file to an
incoming e-mail in Windows Mail, I am getting following Windows (Vista)
message:

"Windows cannot find 'file name w/ path'. Make sure you typed the
name correctly and try again."

Clearly this message is misleading since I have not typed any file name
and/or its path. I just double-clicked the attached file name.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone shed some light on this problem.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Opening an Excel (or Word) attachment from within Windows Mail is
fraught with pitfalls. Save the attachment first, then open the saved file.

 

[john oh]

Thanks Gary. But, even after I save the incoming attachment file and try to
open it, I end up getting exactly the same message as before. By the way, I
don't have any problem at all of opening any Excel files on my hard disk.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Opening a saved attachment is exactly the same thing as opening
Excel files on the hard disk. Are you saying there is something
different about those two scenarios?

 

[Guest]

Then perhaps you should check which version of Excel you have, and
which version the sender is using.